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| A famous quotation about this pear variety also called the Williams is that it accounts for about 50% of U.S. production |
the Bartlett pear
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| A 1562 ordinance against public ostentation turned this city's gondolas black; they still are |
Venice
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| As opposed to the armed service, this group handles the government's administrative functions |
(Marianne: What is the GAO?)
the civil service
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| It was Georges Bizet's last & most famous opera |
Carmen
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| Simon & Garfunkel told her that "Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo, wo, wo" |
Mrs. Robinson
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| It ruined my satin tie |
a stain (satin)
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| The fruits of this cactus plant are known as tunas |
(Brian: What's the agave?)
a prickly pear
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| Due to an earthquake, in October of 1562 Chile was hit by one of these reported to be 52' high |
(Alex: [*], tsunami, yes.)
a tidal wave
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| Some cities are planned with a mayor & this body, some with this body and a manager |
a city council
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| This opera Georges Bizet composed in 1865 about the terrible czar wasn't performed until 1946 |
Ivan (the Terrible)
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| Otis Redding was "Sittin' on" this title spot "watchin' the tide roll away" |
the dock of the bay
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| This tropical fruit is among my favorites |
a mango (among)
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| This winter pear shares its name with a region in the Loire valley |
Anjou
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| The shroud of the French occupation of this town was lifted in 1562 when it became the seat of the Dukes of Savoy |
Turin
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| In England MP & PM are short for these 2 posts |
Member of Parliament and Prime Minister
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| In 1875 Bizet was honored by being a chevalier of this French legion |
(Brian: What's the Foreign Legion?) ... (Alex: Chevalier is [*], not the Foreign Legion. He didn't serve in North Africa or elsewhere.)
the Legion of Honor
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| Tom touts this as the best beer |
stout (touts)
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| Also called the Chinese pear, most varieties of this type of pear are grown in Japan |
(Alex: Sorry, Marianne. Not quickly enough.)
the Asian pear
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| This saint of Avila founded her order of Barefoot Carmelites |
Teresa
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| Term for a chief minister of state; it's also the last name of a late NBC newscaster |
Chancellor
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| Bizet served in the national guard to protect Paris from a siege of the city during this 1870-71 conflict |
the Franco-Prussian War
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| "Don't hang around and let your problems surround you, there are movie shows" here |
"Downtown"
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| I like to paddle mine on the ocean |
a canoe (ocean)
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| The Passe-Crassane was created by crossing a pear with this pectin-rich fruit |
(Alex: This should be in a "Q" category. It was [*].)
a quince
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| Tubes in the body are named for Bartolomeo Eustachio & this contemporary Italian anatomist who died in 1562 |
(Gabriele) Fallopius
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| Next to the president is the vice president; this "vice" is the crown's main representative in a territory |
(Alex: Long way to go.) (Ross: Yeah, that's for sure.) ... (Ross: What is [*]? (Alex: Yes!) [Ross shakes his head, surprised] (Ross: Okay. [laughs]) (Alex: You'll take it?) (Ross: I'll take it.)
a viceroy
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| A musical prodigy, by age 10 Bizet was studying in Paris under this famous composer of the 1859 opera "Faust" |
(Brian: Who is Goethe?)
Gounod
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| "If I were" this "and you were a lady, would you marry me anyway? Would you have my baby?" |
a carpenter
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| A synonym for evil |
vile (evil)
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